Planning

Supply of Intracranial Pressure Monitors

  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-012247

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02b749

Published 2 June 2021, 9:34am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

2nd Floor Woodland House, Maes-Y-Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4TT

Email

edward.butler@wales.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 2921836462

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Supply of Intracranial Pressure Monitors

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 33100000 - Medical equipments

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Cardiff & Vale University Health Board has a requirement to replace 10 Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitors currently in use. The ICP monitor measures intracranial pressure in patients with brain injury and serves to aid in the management of these patients by ensuring that life saving interventions (both medical and surgical) are performed in a timely fashion before irreversible injury/damage is done.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33100000 - Medical equipments

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Main site or place of performance

University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

There are currently 10 ICP Monitors in University Hospital of Wales that require urgent replacement due to anticipated supply disruption, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board invites suppliers to express interest in supporting this requirement.

The ICP Monitor required must be:

Multimodal – able to detect other vital parameters besides pressure such as oxygen monitoring and temperature.

Patient friendly and as minimally invasive as possible

Robust and not fail mechanically or electronically.

Reliable and precise in its measurement over its period of use.

Safe for use and no reported problems with retention of the ICP probe or parts thereof.

Easy to use for both surgeons implanting the device and health staff using it for monitoring.

Interoperable – compatible with medical equipment already in use.

Able to record patient identifiable information and the data captured to allow for review of the latter for clinical decision making. This data should need able to be extracted with ease in both raw data and readable format. The ICP monitor should ideally be also be usable in isolation (in addition to being plugged in to other devices)

Able to either retain settings in the case of power failure or have a backup power supply to mitigate for the latter.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

2 August 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=111069.

(WA Ref:111069)